President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and vice-president of the Chess Federation of Uzbekistan Husan Turdialiyev made a trip to Afghanistan to give impetus to the development of this sport in the neighboring country.

The contest for the creation of new emblems for the Football Federation of Uzbekistan came to the most important stage. Digital Panda advertising agency together with the Football Federation of Uzbekistan selected 15 logos that will participate in the popular vote.

Yesterday we announced the establishment of the Ice Hockey Federation. Literally a couple of hours later the information was supplemented by the press service of the National Olympic Committee. Also in the country will be the Federation of Figure Skating and Short Track, the Curling Federation and the Federation of Skiing. Previously, the development of these sports was carried out by the Associat...

In the American Anaheim, the World Weightlifting Championship ended. Uzbekistan was worthily represented among 400 athletes from 72 countries. Only Ivan Efremov was awarded a medal in the sum of the biathlon, who was becoming the bronze medalist of the championship.

The annual festival "PROFORM CLASSIC FESTIVAL 2017" will be held in Tashkent from November 17 to 19. Athletes from 10 countries of the world are invited to the tournament, "Turkiston-press" NIA reports.

Under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on October 31 a meeting was held dedicated to the improvement of the management system in the field of physical culture and sports, the development of mass sports, the selection and upbringing of gifted athletes, the staffing of highly skilled personnel and the construction of modern sports facilities.

On the courts of the Republican tennis school of the Olympic reserve, the traditional international tournament "Tashkent Challenger-2017", included in the calendar of competitions of the Association of Tennis Professionals, started.